Improvement in pipes



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Paten ted July 9, 1878 I NPETERS. PP TO-UTHOGRAFHER. WISHINGTQN, D O.

WITNBSSESL UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

HENRY TIBBE, OF WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ANTONTIBBE, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PIPES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,816, dated July 9,1878; application filed May 10, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY TIBBE, of Washington, in the county ofFranklin and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Pipe,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to smoking-pipes, more especially those made ofcorn-cobs, the object being to improve their durability and appearance,and facilitate their being cleaned.

The invention consists in a smoking-pipe made of corn-cob, in which theinterstices are filled with a plastic, self-hardening cement; and in asmoking-pipe, in which the stem is connected with the head by beingfitted upon a central tube extending through, and secured in the bottomof, the pipe-head, said tube being provided with a side perforationcommunicating with the socket of the pipe-head, as will be hereinafterdescribed.

The accompanying drawing represents two modifications of a corn-cob pipeconstructed according to my invention, Figure 1 being a side view, andFig. 2 a vertical central section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the head, and B the stem, of the pipe. These are made of corn-cob,in which the interstices are filled with plaster-of-paris, or othersuitable plastic mass or cement. After the cement has hardened the pipemay be worked to a smooth finish, and be polished, if desired. Thecement hardens the material,

making it more durable and less liable to be burned out.

The head of the pipe is bored clear through, and its bottom formed bytightly fitting a wooden plug, 0, in the lower end of the hole. Theadvantage of the wooden plug O is, that it helps, by absorption, to keepthe pipe dry,

and affords a firm fastening for the central tube D of the stem. Thistube is inserted from the side clear through the lower end of thepipe-head A, and through the bottom plug 0, by being driven into atight-fitting hole made for that purpose, and its lower end, below thebottom of the socket in the pipe, is closed by a screw-plug, E.

The corn-cob stem B is bored through its axis suitably to be fittedtight on the tube D, and its lower end is out off conformably to theinclination of the stem and to the curvature of the head, so as to fitsnugly to the latter at the point of contact.

Oommunicationis formed between the socket in the pipe-head A and theinterior of the tube D by a small perforation, 01, being made in theside of the latter directly opposite to the drafthole ain the bottomplug 0.

The central tube D of the stem 13, being straight, is easily cleanedafter removing the screw-plu g G.

In Fig. 1, the connection between the perforation d, in the tube 1), andthe draft-hole a, in the plug 0, is not immediate, but is effected by ashort connecting tube or pipe, F.

1 do not limit myself to the exact form of any of the part-s here shown,as they may be varied without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- As a new article of man ufacture, a smokingpipe madeof corn-cob, in which the interstices are filled with a plastic,self-hardening cement, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY TIBBE.

'itnesses:

GEO. Bnnonnn, M. F. SNIER.

